Broncos Submit Sturdy Marks at Wolverine Invite

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Competing within the second meet of the indoor season, the Western Michigan monitor and discipline crew was in a position to put up sturdy marks on the Michigan Invitational on Saturday afternoon. 

The Broncos had been nice within the sprints, as Soniya Jones posted a second-place end within the 60-meter sprint. She crossed the end line in a time of seven.57. The Brown and Gold had two qualifiers within the 60-meter hurdles, as Sandra Ferrari and Jade Celestine had been in a position to attain the ultimate. Ferrari completed second (8.63), whereas Celestine nabbed seventh (9.00). Ferrari’s time of 8.60 within the prelims is the eightieth greatest time in D1 thus far this season. 

The focus then shifted to the 300-meter run, as Mickaliliah Vassell notched a time of 40.54. She was adopted by Celestine, who had a time of 42.45. Then, within the 600, Joy Evans and Layla Wallace had been in a position to register stable instances. Evans recorded a 1:39.83, and Wallace secured a time of 1:45.80. 

It was then Ava Kurczewski’s flip to hit the monitor within the 800. She was dominant, grabbing third place with a time of two:13.53. That at present sits as a top-30 time in D1. In the one mile, Kaelin Hughes (5:00.42, D1 #70), Lillian Zelasko (5:00.70, D1 #72), Lara Machado Pereira (5:11.48), Madison Clor (5:15.29) and Madison Zarembski (5:16.44) secured a few of the prime instances within the discipline. 

Larissa McGrath then competed it the 3000-meter run, notching a time of 10:30.41 to complete tenth. Laurine Elisa Marimon and Anichka Malachi had been nice within the lengthy leap, securing leaps of 5.63 meters and 5.23 meters, respectively. Marimon was in a position to seize fifth place within the occasion. 

Moving to the throws, the shot put group all positioned within the prime eight, with Lane Hagens main the way in which in fifth. She had a prime throw of 13.31 meters. Sierra Sommers was proper behind her with a sixth-place mark of 13.20 meters. Tess Van Dyk took eighth with a throw of 12.79 meters. Sommers then competed within the weight throw, putting fourth with a prime mark of 14.12 meters. 

To conclude the meet, the 4×400 relay squads hit the monitor. WMU had a pair of groups cross the end line, with the quartet of Rebekah Asselin, Evans, Kurczewski and Emma Henkel recording a time of three:56.94. That is a top-100 time within the NCAA thus far this season. 

Right behind them was the group of Jones, Laurie-Ann Desormes, Wallace and Celestine. They had been in a position to cross the end line in a time of 4:04.36. 

UP NEXT

The Broncos will participate within the two-day Hoosier Horsepower Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. The meet is about for Jan. 16-17.